Food: I found Eri Nakiri in the world of Food Prisoners

This made her heart race; the distance looked to be at least several thousand meters high.

If she could still use her magic, she wouldn't be worried, since she could fly after using magic. But now she can't use magic, so this altitude inevitably makes her heart race.

She was also very nervous when passing through the snake cliff caves, after all, these snake cliffs were all huge and oppressive.

"Phew... I've finally landed!"

After Xiao Mo landed, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Nakiri Erina and the others were also nervous. Although they had experienced it once before, they had climbed upwards.

As long as you don't look down while climbing, it's not actually that scary. But we were going downhill, which made it thrilling enough.

Even though they had already awakened their culinary instincts, this scene still made them very nervous.

"Xiao Mo, go that way. That's an ancient swamp. There are some pretty good ingredients there."

Xu Yong began to explain that the ingredients in the ancient swamp have survived from ancient times to the present day, and can be considered living fossils.

Of course, capturing these ingredients will not cause these creatures to go extinct. Xu Yong will choose to capture the ingredients that are more abundant, and he will not casually touch the extremely rare ones.

After all, the ancient swamp doesn't have any special ingredients like gem meat, so it's impossible to directly activate gourmet cells. Capturing these ingredients is just for the purpose of tasting them.

"Mr. Xu Yong, is there really no way to go back?"

Mirajane couldn't help but ask again. She also had her own family in the Fairy Tail world, and she regarded all the members of Fairy Tail as her own family. It would be a lie to say that she didn't want to go back.

"Erina and the others have already told you, right? They haven't found a way to get you back yet. But one thing is certain: increase your strength. If you're stronger, maybe they'll be able to find a way."

Xu Yong shook his head. He wasn't trying to fool Miran; he genuinely had no other choice. He didn't even know how these girls had come to this world, let alone how to send them back.

"Increase my strength? It seems like that's the only way, but..."

Mirajane thought about it and agreed that it made sense, but then she remembered her own situation. She had sealed her magic, so she couldn't use it, let alone improve her strength.

"In our world, to increase one's strength, one must have gourmet cells..."

Xu Yong then explained the concept of gourmet cells and how to obtain them to Miran.

"Such powerful culinary skills, but this method of obtaining them is too difficult."

After hearing about the method and difficulty of obtaining it, Mirajane couldn't help but want to give up. She had already seen the ferocious beasts of this world, and that mountain-like creature was truly terrifying.

Moreover, according to Xu Yong and the others, that guy was just a bit big in the human world, but not very strong.

Mirajane was at a loss for words when she heard this; all she could say was that it was terrifyingly powerful.

Everything in this world is based on food cells, but Mirajane found it to be a dead end due to the difficulty of obtaining them.

To quickly become stronger, one must obtain gourmet cells, but to obtain gourmet cells, one needs sufficient strength to capture various high-grade ingredients, and one needs to eat them year after year.

She has neither the skill nor the culinary talent; isn't this a dead end?

"Actually, there is a way to quickly obtain Gourmet Cells. Weren't you all curious about how you obtained Gourmet Cells before? It's all because of Food Luck."

Xu Yong directly pinned the blame on Food Luck, and he wasn't lying to anyone; people with high Food Luck are indeed more likely to acquire gourmet cells, and Xiao Song is a prime example.

However, the amount required is terrifying. Given the situation of Erina Nakiri and the other person, even if all the food luck in the bodies of Soukai, Komatsu, and Toriko were gathered together, it would be impossible to obtain gourmet cells so quickly.

"Food luck?!"

Upon hearing this, Mirajane raised a question. As for Erina Nakiri and the other woman, although they knew about the existence of food luck, there were too few descriptions of food luck on the internet, and they were too vague and ethereal, so they were not very clear about it either.

"That's right, food luck. It's a very mysterious thing. People with strong food luck can find money on the road and easily find ingredients in the wild that others can't find no matter how hard they try."

"Furthermore, when encountering danger, the Food Luck will help attract powerful assistance. Similarly, if the Food Luck is strong enough, one can naturally obtain gourmet cells faster and easier."

Xu Yong briefly explained the role of food luck. In other worlds, food luck is simply luck. However, in the world of Gourmet Hunter, food luck is a tangible existence. Once one's strength reaches a certain level, one can observe and directly control food luck.

Chapter 49 Erina Nakiri's Assist

"So the reason we were able to acquire gourmet cells so quickly is because of our 'food luck,' but why is our 'food luck' so weak...?"

Erina Nakiri was still puzzled as to why she and Hisako Shinoto had such strong luck with food, but suddenly she realized that it must be related to Xu Yong.

"My luck with food is strong enough that after you become my temporary partners, my luck with food will also affect you, which is why you were able to acquire food cells so quickly."

Xu Yong nodded. He hadn't originally intended to explain, but now that a new person had arrived, and since this situation had occurred a second time, it was likely to continue to happen.

The only thing that can make the system react is someone suitable to be a partner, which is why he came up with these things on the spot to explain why they could acquire food cells so quickly.

At the same time, it will allow Mirajane to become his partner as soon as possible. If Mirajane wants to acquire the Gourmet Cells as soon as possible, she needs to become his partner, even if it is only a temporary partner.

"So, if I become Mr. Xu Yong's temporary partner, I can also get Mr. Xu Yong's help in quickly acquiring gourmet cells, right?"

Mirajane's eyes lit up; this was now her only way to obtain gourmet cells.

"Yes, it's possible, but you need to know what a partner is..."

Xu Yong nodded; the fish had taken the bait. However, he still needed to explain the concept of a partner to the other party.

After hearing their partner's meaning, all three of them blushed slightly, with Mirajane blushing the most.

Erina Nakiri and Hisako Shinto already understood the concept of being partners, and both of them had feelings for Heo Young. However, Mirajane was different; this was their first time meeting, and they hadn't known each other for very long.

She hadn't expected that her partner would be a euphemism for a married couple, so the atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.

"Since... since this is what 'partner' means, then what is a temporary partner?"

After calming herself down, Mirajane asked again, not forgetting that the word "partner" was preceded by "temporary."

Since the term "partnership" between men and women is synonymous with "married couple," what does it mean to add "temporary" to it?

"Let me explain. Actually, it's because..."

Erina Nakiri stepped forward to explain. By this time, her feelings for Xu Yong had become very strong, so she felt it was okay to talk about it.

So she told him everything she had imagined. After she finished speaking, even Xu Yong was shocked. He really didn't expect that Erina Nakiri would have imagined things like that.

But upon closer inspection, it seems there's no problem, since Erina Nakiri doesn't know that Xu Yong has a system, nor does she know that Xu Yong is a transmigrator, and she knows about them.

So from Erina Nakiri's perspective, his image did indeed become much taller in an instant.

After hearing this, Miran felt there wasn't much of a problem. After all, Xu Yong had indeed helped them a lot, and after the two explained Xu Yong's identity, Miran didn't think that Xu Yong was lusting after her.

With Xu Yong's status and position, he could have any beautiful woman he wanted, so why bother with these two young girls?

In short, Mirajane also felt that Erina Nakiri's idea was correct, so in her eyes, Xu Yong was a kind person who helped the weak.

"I see, I understand now. Mr. Xu Yong is truly a very kind person!"

Mirajane said with a smile that Xu Yong also received a "good guy" card.

"I'm hardly a good person, so what's your decision, Miss Mirajane?"

Xu Yong shook his head. He didn't consider himself a pushover, and he had a purpose in doing all this. However, he needed Mirajane to give him an answer now.

"I do need Mr. Xu Yong's help with food luck, but I have nothing right now, and even if I return to our world, I won't have anything good to offer!"

Mirajane gritted her teeth and said that she desperately needed to use Xu Yong's food luck to obtain gourmet cells, but she couldn't offer any suitable compensation.

As a member of the Mage Guild, she has been in the magical world for a long time and has experienced far more than Erina Nakiri and the others.

In her view, there is no such thing as a free lunch, but she finds it difficult to offer a suitable reward.

"Then let's make a deal. Although you can't use magic, you still have magical knowledge, right? In that case, tell me all the magic you know."

Xu Yong made up an excuse. As long as he could convince the other party to become his partner, he would receive a reward from the system.

"Magic? Although I know some magic, it's all basic magic, and I haven't sensed any magical power in this world, so magic might not be usable at all."

Mirajane frowned and said.

"That's not important, I'm just simply interested."

Xu Yong said with a smile.

“I understand. In that case, I will tell Mr. Xu Yong all the magic I know. I will leave the rest to Mr. Xu Yong.”

Mirajane finally agreed. After all, without Xu Yong's "food luck," it would be extremely difficult for her to become stronger. Even if her magic was restored, there was no magic in this world.

Having witnessed Erina Nakiri's previous imagined case, Mirajane now felt that Xu Yong was just making excuses to help her.

That's the advantage of first impressions. Erina Nakiri created such a good image of Xu Yong in front of her that now when Xu Yong does this, she will think in that direction.

It has to be said that Erina Nakiri's assist was truly outstanding.

"In that case, the deal is done. I will help you get your identity documents later. As for the rest, we can talk about it when we get back."

After Xu Yong finished speaking, the group arrived at the ancient swamp.

"So many strange creatures, much stranger than the monsters in our world!"

Looking at the various strange creatures in the ancient swamp, Mirajane spoke.

The magical beasts in the magical world take on various forms, but compared to this world, the creatures in Toriko's world are clearly much stranger.

After all, most of the creatures in the world of Gourmet Hunter are like a patchwork, and there are all sorts of different types.

They can even piece together fruit and cockroaches.

It didn't take Xu Yong long to capture these ingredients. When capturing them, Xu Yong directly conjured a pair of giant golden chopsticks and picked up the target he wanted to capture directly from the swamp.

Chapter Fifty: New System Rewards

"This hunting method is really..."

Mirajane didn't know what words to use to describe the scene. It was just like picking up food at a meal, picking up whatever food you liked.

However, what's being trapped here isn't some vegetables, but rather terrifying beasts. Although she has sealed her magic, she still retains some of her perception abilities.

"Alright, that's enough. It's getting late, let's rest in the mushroom forest for the night."

After capturing some of the ingredients he needed, Xu Yong spoke up.

No one objected to this, and they swam directly towards the mushroom forest while sitting on Xiao Mo's back.

To prevent any creatures from attacking, Xiao Mo also released its aura. It should be noted that in terms of combat power, Xiao Mo is stronger than the Ligalu Mammoth, and its aura is enough to easily suppress all the creatures in the ancient swamp.

"Impressive. Come to think of it, I haven't had a chance to ask yet, this person..."

Mirajane wanted to ask about Xiao Mo's situation, but she didn't know how to describe Xiao Mo well, because Fairy Tail is a Western fantasy world. Although dragons exist, they are Western dragons.

Western dragons and Eastern dragons are completely different concepts. Xiao Mo's appearance is more like that of an Eastern dragon, so Miran doesn't know how to describe it. You could say it's a snake, but it's clearly different from a snake.

You say it looks like a dragon, but there are quite a few differences.

"You mean Xiao Mo? Xiao Mo is a mutated form of the Demon Serpent. I found it in a Demon Serpent's lair. Because of the mutation, Xiao Mo looks different from the Demon Serpent, and its potential is much stronger than that of a regular Demon Serpent."

"Although it's not very big, the giant elephant we saw before, the Ligalu mammoth, is no match for Xiao Mo."

Xu Yong introduced Xiao Mo to Miran. As for Nakiri Erina and Shinto Hisako, they had already been introduced to each other during their earlier conversation.

"Even that giant elephant wasn't a match for them? They're really powerful!"

She was shocked to think that the giant elephant, which was as big as a mountain, was no match for Xiao Mo.

Soon, the group arrived at the mushroom forest.

"Wow, so many mushrooms! And they've grown so big!"

Upon arriving at the mushroom forest, everyone was amazed by the variety of mushrooms there. There were all sorts of mushrooms, a truly dazzling sight.

In the normal world, most mushrooms can only be collected after rain when you go up the mountain, but here the mushrooms appear in clusters.

"With these detectors, there is basically no danger in the mushroom forest. It is the safest place in the entire first ecological zone. Unfortunately, the surrounding area is quite dangerous, so IGO has never developed this place."

"The detector can detect the specific information of these mushrooms. Of course, there may be some that are not recorded. Remember not to pick any mushrooms that are not recorded."

Xu Yong instructed everyone to split up and collect the mushrooms that interested them, while he himself planned to take a look at the new rewards given by the system.

After all, with system space, even if you find something good, you can put it directly in the system space without worrying about causing any disturbance.

"This is... a new space?!"

Xu Yong discovered that this reward was a completely new space, but it was somewhat different from the system space.

The system space can be used for storage, but cannot store living things. The space will expand as the user's strength increases, and time within the space is also frozen.

This brand-new space is called the Planting Space, and as the name suggests, it can be used to grow various crops.

Unlike the system space, this space can only be used for planting and has no other functions. Once the crops are ripe, harvested, or fall off, they must be transferred to the storage space and cannot be stored in the planting space.

The planting space will continue to expand as Xu Yong's strength increases. Moreover, as long as Xu Yong knows the environmental data, he can divide the planting space into different areas and transform them into different environments.

In this way, Xu Yong can grow some plants that require special environments to grow, such as rainbow fruit and ozone grass.